two years ago i had this student who could not keep and beat let's call him sean
instead of playing something like this
he would always instead play something like this
sean was actually decent at learning and reading notes i tried everything to help him to stay in
beat i got him to try to clap the rhythm try to sing the rhythm i put on the metronome when he's
playing his pieces but nothing ever worked one day during his lesson i did something i didn't
plan to do and it completely changed everything for sean i left the lesson shocked i couldn't
believe how much has changed after i did this one thing with him here's what i did when he was
playing his pieces with the metronome on i decided to lightly tap on his shoulder so for example
and suddenly magic suddenly he was keeping in beat he could keep in beat because he was not just
hearing the beat but he was actually feeling the beat on his body i proceeded to keep tapping his
shoulder lightly for the next two months and after two months he got it he could now keep him beat
because he can now feel the beat this is why i think this vibrating metronome watch
is likely my top purchase for this year when i bought this watch i thought i would use it
a few times a week but the reality is i've been using this every day having this watch
on my wrist has actually changed my behavior in a positive way sometimes some of us are lazy to
do metronome practice i'm definitely guilty of it but having this watch on my wrist it's so easy to
just tap away and immediately get a beat to start practicing with a metronome
for the new pieces i'm learning i'm currently using this watch to expose my mistakes
i set a slow tempo and try to play for example a page and because i'm learning the piece it's not
perfect so i'm going to make mistakes along the way i would then take notes of the parts that i
couldn't keep and beat with this watch and those are the parts that i usually need to work more on
one of the biggest pitfalls of a beginner pianist is trying to keep in beads piano playing is a very
complex task that requires a hundred and fifty percent of your brain power so sometimes while
you're you know trying to get the right notes and getting the right fingers sometimes keeping
and beat is one of the last things you're thinking of this watch is not like a traditional metronome
it is a vibrating metronome watch i don't know if you can hear this in the microphone
this is why this watch is a great tool because vibrations are really hard to
ignore we all have smartphones so you know what it feels like when your smartphone's in
your pocket and you get a call from someone it's hard to ignore it it just feels really
real right because it engages your sense of touch another great thing about this watch
in comparison to a traditional metronome is that a traditional metronome some people say
that the sound is really harsh and it's very distracting so you know it it sounds like a a very
unmusical clock and sometimes when you're playing piano you're trying to create you know beautiful
music and it's hard to to play beautifully when you have this kind of mechanical robot
sound in the background so this watch is completely silent it's based purely on vibrations
and this could be great for people who don't actually like the sound of the metronome
and just want to feel it on their wrist just some quick technical stuff before we end this video the
watch has about four days of battery life maybe two or three days if you use lots of metronome
i personally wish the battery could have been a little bit longer but i think the technology
is worth it the one that i have here is the core steel and this is a smart watch as well
so not only is it a metronome on your wrist it's also something that can accept or decline calls
and get notifications this watch is a handy tuner as well so you can use it to tune your guitar or
trombone or whatever you play it comes with a body strap so in case you don't want to wear it on your
hand you can wear this basically around your body and feel the beat wherever you like on your chest
or on your back or wherever and last but not least i enjoy the aesthetics of this watch i think it
looks like a professional modern watch wearing this watch makes me feel like a musician and
i love the feeling i'm in love with this watch i recommend it to all pianists out there regardless
of your level if you use the code j a zer20 so js at 20 in the link in the description you get
a whopping 20 off your soundbrenner watch and just a question of the day to end things off
what do you find most difficult about keeping a beat comment below remember to like and subscribe
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